Sections

Catalogues

Show the direction and distance to this galaxy on the Galactic Map.

Proper Name	None
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	IC 10
Constellation	Cassiopeia
Right Ascension	0h 20m 23s
Declination	+59° 17' 35"
Distance	c.2,900,000 light years c.900,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +11.8 Absolute: -13.0
Diameter	Apparent: 6.8' Actual: c.6,000 light years (long axis)
Hubble Type	dIrr Dwarf Irregular
Optimum Visibility	October (Usually visible from northern latitudes)
Notes	IC 10 is a dwarf starburst galaxy, comparatively close to the Milky Way and forming a part of the Local Group of galaxies

v2.1g